Sermon of Rebbe Chanoch Henich of Sassov (Son-In-Law of the Kedushat Yom Tov) at his Appointment as Av Beit Din of ...

Sermon of Rebbe Chanoch Henich of Sassov (Son-In-Law of the Kedushat Yom Tov) at his Appointment as Av Beit Din of Keretsky – Munkacs, 1923 – Only edition

Printed booklet – "sermon delivered by… R. Chanoch Henich of Sassov [son-in-law of the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet] at his appointment as rabbi of Keretsky and the region…". Munkacs: Aharon Dov Meisels, [1923]. "Published by Kehal Adat Yeshurun here in Keretsky".

Only edition; rare. Sermon delivered by Rebbe Chanoch Henich Mayer of Sassov on the Shabbat of Parashat Behaalotecha, 18 Sivan, 1923, at his inauguration as rabbi of Keretsky. On the last pages is printed a gloss from his son, "Rebbe Lipa" – Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Mayer-Teitelbaum (son-in-law of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar).

Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Mayer-Teitelbaum (1884-1942), Rabbi of Sassov (Sasiv) and Keretsky, one of the greatest rebbes and Tzaddikim of his generation, son-in-law of the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet and brother-in-law of the Atzei Chaim of Sighet and of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Son of R. Yosef David Mayer of Sassov, a descendant of the Lev Sameach of Alesk and the Sar Shalom of Belz. Upon the death of his grandfather Rebbe Shlomo Mayer, first rebbe of Sassov, in 1919, he was appointed to his position as Av Beit Din and rebbe. In 1923 he was appointed rabbi of Keretsky, Maramureș. An exceptional, holy and pure Torah scholar, he was renowned for his fervent prayer and the wonders he performed for the Jewish people. In his will, he commanded that his epitaph contain no honorific except "who performed salvations for the Jewish people". His teachings are printed in Ir Chanoch, Responsa Yad Chanoch, Mefaneach Ne'elamim and more.

His Son, Rebbe Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Mayer-Teitelbaum of Sassov (1906-1966), son of Rebbe Chanoch Henich Mayer of Sassov-Keretsky and Rebbetzin Esther, daughter of the Kedushat Yom Tov of Sighet. In 1924, he married Rebbetzin Chaya Roiza, daughter of his uncle Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, in Orsheva. After the marriage, he lived near his father-in-law and uncle, and assisted him in directing his yeshivot in Orsheva, Carei and Satmar. He served in tandem as rabbi of Szemihaly (Bűdszentmihály) and Rosh Av Beit Din of Satmar. After the Holocaust, he immigrated to Jerusalem, founded the yeshiva Yitav Lev, and served as Rabbi of Beit Midrash Ohel Rachel of Satmar Chassidim in the city. He rebuilt Sassov Chassidut in the United States. In late 1963, he returned to Eretz Israel and built the Yismach Moshe neighborhood, where his son Rebbe Yosef David Teitelbaum currently serves as rebbe of Sassov.

[8] leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears and light wear. New binding.